Speaking Competition for Manitoba Young People

PRESS RELEASE – For Immediate Release

Brandon, MB 

Monday, November 17, 2025

Speaking Competition for Manitoba Young People

Manitoba Young Speakers for Agriculture (MYSA) is a provincial public speaking competition that empowers youth to develop communication skills while discussing important agricultural topics. 

The competition is open to youth ages 11 to 24, divided into Junior (11 – 15 years of age) and Senior (16 – 24 years) categories. Participants prepare a 5 to 7 minute speech on one of the five possible topics and present their speech virtually in the preliminary round for their category. Four finalists from each age category will be selected to present their speech at the LIVE competition on Tuesday, January 20th as part of the Manitoba Ag Days speaking program. The winners of each category will have the opportunity to move onto the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto, Ontario, the week of November 6th, 2026. 

Not only will participants have the opportunity to sharpen their speaking skills, and put themselves in front of like minded people in the agriculture industry, there are also cash prizes to be won! In each age category the top four speakers in the preliminary round will take home $200, while fifth and sixth place get $100 each. In the finalist round, everyone takes home a cash prize, with first place in each category being awarded $1000. In addition, the winners in each category will also receive a bursary of $1500 for their experience in Toronto, ON (upon receipt of their registration in the Royal Competition).  

The topics covered in the competition include: artificial intelligence, technology, global markets, myths, lessons learned and future opportunities in agriculture. 

Manitoba youth born, raised or currently living in Manitoba aged 11 to 24 are eligible to participate. For complete competition details, including the speaking questions, please visit https://agdays.com/mysa/

The Manitoba Ag Days show is an annual three-day exposition of agriculture production expertise, technology and equipment that attracts exhibitors and visitors from across Canada and the United States of America held at the Keystone Centre in Brandon Manitoba. The 2026 show dates are Tuesday, January 20 – Thursday, January 22.

For more information or the latest updates please visit https://www.agdays.com/ or follow us on TikTok, Facebook, X or Instagram @mbagdays.

For all media inquiries please contact:

Teresa Hildebrand  – Media Coordinator at (204) 526-0574 media@agdays.com

Kristen Phillips, Manitoba Ag Days General Manager at (204) 728-4137 coordinator@agdays.com